Cultivated plant remains of the late Neolithic Michelsberg Culture at Heilbronn-Klingenberg (southwest Germany) - a comparison of different features, find assemblages and preservation conditions relating to the representation of archaeobotanical remains

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans-Peter Stika
Keyword(s):  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Cultivated Plant ◽  
Archaeobotanical Remains ◽  
Preservation Conditions ◽  
Southwest Germany

scholarly journals Plantemateriale frå jordprøver: uviss alder og ubrukt potensial?

AmS-Varia ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 5-20
Author(s):  
Maria Sture
Keyword(s):  
Iron Age ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Method Development ◽  
Chenopodium Album ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Cereal Grains ◽  
Arable Weeds ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Preservation Conditions

The aim of this paper is to assess the assumptions we make about the age of carbonized and uncarbonized plant materialsfrom soil samples. By questioning the age and origin of plant remains, we investigate an unexploited potential of possiblearchaeological interpretations. As a case study, carbonized and uncarbonized plant remains from a house that dates to thetransition between the Pre-Roman Iron Age and the Roman Iron Age at Hove-Sørbø in Southwestern Norway are investigated. As opposed to the original assumptions based on the preservation conditions at the locality, a total of 1 062 uncarbonized seeds of the arable weeds fat-hen (Chenopodium album) and corn spurrey (Spergula arvensis) are shown to be contemporary with the house. This is a unique find in Norway, and it is assumed that the seeds are a by-product of crop processing, most likely residues from fine sieving of cereal grains. The literature discussing macro analysis and interpretation relevant for Norwegian archaeological contexts is scarce. This is partly due to the fact that analysis of macro remains from such contexts is inherently interdisciplinary, and therefore dependent upon the involvement of archaeologists as well as palaeobotanists for further method development and knowledge production. 

scholarly journals Second Impressions: Expanding the Range of Cereals from Early Neolithic Franchthi Cave, Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-196
Author(s):  
Susan E. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Triticum Monococcum ◽  
Upper Paleolithic ◽  
Early Neolithic ◽  
Einkorn Wheat ◽  
Settlement Area ◽  
Plant Use ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Archaeobotanical Remains ◽  
Southern Greece

The southern Greek archaeological site of Franchthi Cave, with occupation dating from the Upper Paleolithic, remains the only site in southern Greece that both spans the shift from foraging to farming and has produced systematically recovered plant remains associated with this important transition in human prehistory. Previously reported archaeobotanical remains from the site derive exclusively from the cave interior, as none were recovered from outside the cave on the Franchthi Cave Paralia. This article reports the first evidence for plant use in the settlement area outside the cave, as provided by five seed impressions in Early Neolithic ceramic sherds from the Paralia. Significantly, this new data expands the range of crops represented at the site during the Early Neolithic to include einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum L.), pushing back its appearance at Franchthi by several centuries.

The Iron Age Enclosures and Prehistoric Landscape of Sutton Common, South Yorkshire

1997 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 221-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Parker Pearson ◽  
R.E. Sydes ◽  
S. Boardman ◽  
B. Brayshay ◽  
P.C. Buckland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Early Iron Age ◽  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Archaeological Data ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Archaeological Materials ◽  
Middle Bronze Age

The Early Iron Age enclosures and associated sites on Sutton Common on the western edge of the Humberhead Levels contain an exceptional variety of archaeological data of importance not only to the region but for the study of later prehistory in the British Isles. Few other later prehistoric British sites outside the East Anglian fens and the Somerset Levels have thus far produced the quantity and quality of organically preserved archaeological materials that have been found, despite the small scale of the investigations to date. The excavations have provided an opportunity to integrate a variety of environmental analyses, of wood, pollen, beetles, waterlogged and carbonised plant remains, and of soil micromorphology, to address archaeological questions about the character, use, and environment of this Early Iron Age marsh fort. The site is comprised of a timber palisaded enclosure and a succeeding multivallate enclosure linked to a smaller enclosure by a timber alignment across a palaeochannel, with associated finds ranging in date from the Middle Bronze Age to the Roman and medieval periods. Among the four adjacent archaeological sites is an Early Mesolithic occupation site, also with organic preservation, and there is a Late Neolithic site beneath the large enclosure. Desiccation throughout the common is leading to the damage and loss of wooden and organic remains. It is hoped that the publication of these results, of investigations between 1987 and 1993, will lead to a fuller investigation taking place.

scholarly journals Diet and subsistence at the late Neolithic tell sites of Sopot, Slavča and Ravnjaš, eastern Croatia

10.4312/dp.19 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 326
Author(s):  
Kelly Reed ◽  
Maja Krznarić Škrivanko ◽  
Marija Mihaljević
Keyword(s):  
Local Environment ◽  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Cornelian Cherry ◽  
Crop Processing ◽  
Wild Fruit ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Successive Generations ◽  
Previous Occupation

This paper presents archaeobotanical data from three late Neolithic Sopot Culture (c. 5200–4000 cal BC) tell sites, Sopot, Slavča and Ravnjaš, located in eastern Croatia. Tell settlements are well suited for exploring aspects of diet and subsistence, as they present a concentrated area with successive generations building upon previous occupation levels. The plant remains from the three study sites suggest a crop-based diet of mainly einkorn, emmer, barley, lentil and pea, as well as evi­dence of crop-processing activities. This diet was also probably supplemented by wild fruit from the local environment, such as cornelian cherry, chinese lantern and blackberry.

scholarly journals Diet and subsistence at the late Neolithic tell sites of Sopot, Slavča and Ravnjaš, eastern Croatia

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 326-337
Author(s):  
Kelly Reed ◽  
Maja Krznarić Škrivanko ◽  
Marija Mihaljević
Keyword(s):  
Local Environment ◽  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Cornelian Cherry ◽  
Crop Processing ◽  
Wild Fruit ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
Successive Generations ◽  
Previous Occupation

This paper presents archaeobotanical data from three late Neolithic Sopot Culture (c. 5200–4000 cal BC) tell sites, Sopot, Slavča and Ravnjaš, located in eastern Croatia. Tell settlements are well suited for exploring aspects of diet and subsistence, as they present a concentrated area with successive generations building upon previous occupation levels. The plant remains from the three study sites suggest a crop-based diet of mainly einkorn, emmer, barley, lentil and pea, as well as evi­dence of crop-processing activities. This diet was also probably supplemented by wild fruit from the local environment, such as cornelian cherry, chinese lantern and blackberry.

scholarly journals Reconstructing late Neolithic plant economies at the Eastern Adriatic site of Velištak (5th millennium cal BC)

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 399-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Reed ◽  
Emil Podrug
Keyword(s):  
Wild Plants ◽  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Cornelian Cherry ◽  
Wild Fruits ◽  
Bitter Vetch ◽  
Archaeobotanical Remains

The archaeobotanical remains from Velištak are the first evidence of plant economies from an open-air settlement dating to the late Neolithic Hvar culture in Croatia (c. 4900–4000 cal BC). The results presented here are from the 2007–2013 field seasons. Based on an examination of carbonised macro-remains, it is suggested that emmer, einkorn, and barley were the main crops at Velištak, along with lentils, bitter vetch, and possibly peas and flax. Wild plants were also exploited, with evidence of wild fruits, such as cornelian cherry. Similarities with archaeobotanical finds from the early/middle Neolithic (c. 6000–4900 cal BC) also suggest that plant economies remained relatively unchanged during the Neolithic.

Flora of ancient Egypt

2020 ◽  
pp. 124-150
Author(s):  
Claire Malleson
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Health Economy ◽  
Sampling Strategies ◽  
Ancient Egyptian ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Archaeobotanical Remains ◽  
Late Twentieth ◽  
Ecology And Environment ◽  
Late Twentieth Century ◽  
Different Sources

The study of the flora of ancient Egypt depends upon a range of different sources: texts, art, artefacts, and archaeobotanical remains of plants from ancient burials and settlements. For many years Egyptian archaeobotany depended upon the recovery of floral garlands, wooden objects, and plant-food remains such as baskets of fruit or grains from tombs, and desiccated plants that were clearly visible during excavation in settlements. Late twentieth-century developments in archaeology have led to major advances in the study of ancient flora, resulting from the use of extensive sampling strategies and various methods of very fine-sieving, as well as advances in microscopy. The recovery and analysis of plant remains offers opportunities to reveal insights into many aspects of ancient Egyptian life, for example agriculture, diet and health, economy, trade, technology, ecology, and environment.

scholarly journals Vinca-Belo Brdo, a late neolithic site in Serbia consideration of the macro-botanical remains as indicators of dietary habits

Balcanica ◽  
2012 ◽  
pp. 7-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragana Filipovic ◽  
Nenad Tasic
Keyword(s):  
Potential Role ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Neolithic Site ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Botanical Remains ◽  
Abundance And Distribution ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Food Consumed

The analysis of macro-botanical remains from the late Neolithic site of Vinca-Belo Brdo has provided first information on the range of crops and wild plants present at the site, and revealed their potential role as foodstuffs. The abundance and distribution of certain plant taxa across different archaeological deposits suggests to what extent they were used within the settlement. The analyzed plant remains also offer insight into the types of food consumed by Vinca residents and serve as a basis for inferring the seasonality and method of food provision/production and activities related to plant use.

Cultivated Plant Remains from Waterfall Cave, Chihuahua

1960 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh Cutler
Keyword(s):  
Bottle Gourd ◽  
Cultivated Plants ◽  
Common Beans ◽  
Whole Plant ◽  
Plant Remains ◽  
Cultivated Plant ◽  
Northwestern Mexico

AbstractCultivated plants from Waterfall Cave include several varieties of maize, common beans, bottle gourd, and squash. Most of the corn is of the Pima-Papago race, and the whole plant complex is similar to the group of cultivated plants recently grown by the Papago and other Indians of southwestern Arizona and northwestern Mexico.

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